Foods high in Vitamin B12

Many assume vitamin B12 only matters for energy. It actually builds the red blood cells that carry oxygen throughout your body and protects the nerves that send signals to your brain and muscles. Adults need 2.4 micrograms daily.

Animal products dominate this ranking because B12 comes from bacteria, not animals themselves. Livestock accumulate it through feed and soil. The ranking shows you where B12 concentrates, but not how your body absorbs it; some forms are easier to use than others.

FDA daily value: 2.4 mcg

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Showing 2101–2150 of 7,178 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
2101 Meat sticks, bacon and beef Sausages and Luncheon meats 1.90 mcg 79% CNF
2102 Fast foods, sandwiches and burgers, hamburger, large, triple patty, with condiments Fast Foods 1.90 mcg 79% CNF
2103 Lamb, New Zealand, frozen, loin chop, lean, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 1.90 mcg 79% CNF
2104 Fish, tuna, skipjack (aku), fresh, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.90 mcg 79% CNF
2105 Fish, perch, mixed species, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.90 mcg 79% CNF
2106 Fish, catfish, channel (bullhead), wild, breaded and fried Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.90 mcg 79% CNF
2107 Fish, butterfish, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.90 mcg 79% CNF
2108 Beef, ground, regular, broiled Beef Products 1.90 mcg 79% CNF
2109 Cheese, processed product, Swiss, slices Dairy and Egg Products 1.90 mcg 79% CNF
2110 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, tunnel-boned leg, chump off, shank off, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.89 mcg 79% USDA_SR
2111 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, tunnel-boned leg, chump off, shank off, separable lean only, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.89 mcg 79% USDA_SR
2112 Beef, round, top round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 1.89 mcg 79% USDA_SR
2113 Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.89 mcg 79% USDA_SR
2114 Veal, shank, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.89 mcg 79% USDA_SR
2115 Beef, round, top round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 1.89 mcg 79% USDA_SR
2116 Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef Products 1.89 mcg 79% USDA_SR
2117 Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 1.89 mcg 79% USDA_SR
2118 Beef, hip, sirloin tip roast, boneless, lean, raw Beef Products 1.89 mcg 79% CNF
2119 Beef, hip, sirloin tip roast, boneless, lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, raw Beef Products 1.89 mcg 79% CNF
2120 Beef, hip, sirloin tip roast, boneless, lean and fat, 0mm (0") trim, raw Beef Products 1.89 mcg 79% CNF
2121 Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_FF
2122 Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_FF
2123 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2124 Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2125 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2126 Beef, New Zealand, imported, knuckle, cooked, fast fried Beef Products 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2127 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Beef Products 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2128 Oscar Mayer, Salami (hard) Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2129 Veal, foreshank, osso buco, separable lean only, cooked, braised Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2130 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, tenderloin, separable lean only, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2131 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2132 Bacon, turkey, microwaved Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2133 Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2134 Beef, brisket, flat half, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 1.88 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2135 Veal, foreshank, osso buco, lean, braised Lamb, Veal and Game 1.88 mcg 78% CNF
2136 Lamb, New Zealand, tenderloin, lean, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 1.88 mcg 78% CNF
2137 Beef, loin, bottom sirloin tri-tip roast, boneless, lean and fat, 0mm (0") trim, raw Beef Products 1.88 mcg 78% CNF
2138 Beef, hip, outside (bottom) round steak, boneless, lean and fat, 3mm (1/8") trim, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.88 mcg 78% CNF
2139 Beef, hip, outside (bottom) round steak, boneless, lean and fat, 0mm (0") trim, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.88 mcg 78% CNF
2140 Turkey bacon, cooked Poultry Products 1.88 mcg 78% CNF
2141 Turkey, all classes, thigh, meat and skin, roasted Poultry Products 1.88 mcg 78% CNF
2142 Turkey, all classes, leg, meat and skin, roasted Poultry Products 1.88 mcg 78% CNF
2143 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, tenderloin, separable lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.87 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2144 Game meat, deer, ground, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 1.87 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2145 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.87 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2146 Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, breaded and fried Finfish and Shellfish Products 1.87 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2147 Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef Products 1.87 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2148 Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised Beef Products 1.87 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2149 Beef, cured, pastrami Sausages and Luncheon Meats 1.87 mcg 78% USDA_SR
2150 Lamb, New Zealand, tenderloin, lean and fat, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 1.87 mcg 78% CNF

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